+speakers-corner Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 The most common is badger hair, but boar hair is also used for shaving, hair and clothes brushes. Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Artist's "camel hair" brushes are not camel, fox or badger hair (altho' shaving brushes were indeed badger ) I spent some time photographing an orphaned handreared badger cub for the local wildlife hospital a few years ago, and from close up (very close up, I was lying down to get at snout level, and he was treated to a snack of worms just in front of me ) their fur is like a dandelion seed head, not thick but incredibly fine. I'd imagine it might not be sufficiently stiff to make a good precise paint brush. Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Ok, new question, same answer as the last one though ! What sort of animal was Tufty ? Extra memory jogging hint- he was succeeded at his job by a big fellow who famously wore the robes of D. Vader. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Don't know about the hint but Tufty is a squirrel to me. And you? Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Squirrel it is Ding ! Yep, camel hair brushes are squirrel hair brushes, and Tufty was a squirrel. The Tufty Club was a long ago TV road safety campaign , and a later one featured the Green Cross Code Man, played by actor Dave Prowse. As every geek knows, Prowsa was the actor & bodybuilder who provided the physical representation of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, altho' apparently his Bristolian accent didn't quite produce the required level of menace, so the voice was provided by James Earl Jones. Excellent video here Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 And for the next question...... Connect fritillaries, hairstreaks, skippers and admirals. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Names of butterflies? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That would be a DING! to me N u. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thank you searcherdog. What is the minimum cost of making a phone call from a BT public phone? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 no idea, 5p Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, speakers-corner said: no idea, 5p Hasn't been 5p for a LONG time! Quote Link to comment
Blue Square Thing Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 20p now? Perhaps. I suspect not though... The chances of finding a phone box that takes coins however... I remember it being 2p... Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 Find a phone box 2 Does it work? 3 Does it take coins? 4 Allowing for inflation, it will be over 50p by now AND there's no cache in there to find while you phone! Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 6 hours ago, searcherdog said: 1 Find a phone box 2 Does it work? 3 Does it take coins? 4 Allowing for inflation, it will be over 50p by now AND there's no cache in there to find while you phone! 1. Done that didnt help - in Germany - wrong currency 2. They should work 3. More than likely. 4. Inflation, more than 50p - I shall up my bid from 5p to 60p. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 0p for 999 call....... Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 11 hours ago, speakers-corner said: 1. Done that didnt help - in Germany - wrong currency 2. They should work 3. More than likely. 4. Inflation, more than 50p - I shall up my bid from 5p to 60p. Ring ring to speakers-corner. 60p is the answer we were looking for 5 hours ago, dodgydaved said: 0p for 999 call....... Technically the correct answer, but not the one we had in mind, sorry. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Wow, didnt expect that. Thanks for the Ring, Ring!! So, staying on the same theme, who designed the red telephone box - full Name and title please. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I'll start with Sir Giles Gilbert Scott although I'm not sure he was a Sir at the time. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 That was a quick ding! Over to you for the next starter for 10! Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 It's surprising how much information is retained after solving a puzzle cache involving telephones! When Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was still a student, he won a competition to design which building? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Easy, a Cathedral in Beatles land (Liverpool). He was 22yrs old at the time. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 So that's another quick ding and over to speakers-corner for the next question. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 This building had its external architecture designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was close to a dogs home. It was opened in 193?, and its name is ????????? ????? ???????. Replace the ?´s with the name and date. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I'd guess at Battersea Power Sation, though I'd need 10 guesses to get the year. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 17 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: I'd guess at Battersea Power Sation, though I'd need 10 guesses to get the year. Almost there hint to part 2 - think of a prime number and have a go. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Almost there hint to part 2 - think of a prime number and have a go. I think 1931 and 1933 are both primes. A fifty-fifty guess - 1933. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Ding! over to you. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Apart from the obvious, what connects Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, Tony Meo, Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, speakers-corner said: snooker? Apart from the obvious... Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 They are all the same height? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 21 hours ago, me N u said: They are all the same height? Sorry, no. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 On 06.10.2018 at 1:38 PM, Optimist on the run said: Apart from the obvious... Still has something to do with snooker. I was listening to some of my old mp3 files at the weekend and came up with some Chas and Dave Songs - the connection is Snooker Loopy from 1986 where Chas and Dave took the Mickey out of the way they played snooker. Thats going back in time. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 They were also the background singers in the song. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 6 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Still has something to do with snooker. I was listening to some of my old mp3 files at the weekend and came up with some Chas and Dave Songs - the connection is Snooker Loopy from 1986 where Chas and Dave took the Mickey out of the way they played snooker. Thats going back in time. 147 break ding for that! Over to you... Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Info on the side - all the players were managed by the same person - Barry Hearn. So, next question - Change of subject. Films - James Bond 007 - Dr. No Who was also on the short-list for the leading role of James Bond except Richard Burton and Sean Connery Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 A small hint to help you on your way. His Name was C??? G????. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Ding, over to colleda Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks s/c. What race of people have the oldest continual culture on the planet outside of Africa? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 51 minutes ago, colleda said: Thanks s/c. What race of people have the oldest continual culture on the planet outside of Africa? Scousers? :-) Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Aboriginal Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Ding! Australian Aboriginal. Sites have been dated at +60,000 yrs. Back to you s/c. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Two part question for the ding. Opened in 1831, sold in 1968 rebuilt in 1971, what is it and where is it now. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 London Bridge. Arizona? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Ding, over to searcherdog. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Sorry, didn't get the ding until we returned from holiday. Next question..... The parliaments of two different countries are considered to be the oldest in the world. Which countries? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Iceland and Norway? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Iceland and Isle of Man? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Iceland dates from around 930 but is not continuous due to a gap of approx 45 years. Isle of Man is continuous from 979 and was formed from an older organisation. So that's a DING! to Optimist on the run. Quote Link to comment
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